As in some insect species, the queen is the only naked mole rat female to breed and bear young. Worker animals dig the burrows that the whole clan inhabits, using their prominent teeth and snouts.

So as we approach the year of the rat, it’s time to clear this animal’s name once and for all. Here are five facts that will make you fall in love with these misunderstood critters.

A Soviet zoologist with a passion for long-extinct mammals set out to reinvigorate the landscape of the Caucasus in the 20th ...

The "Pit" in "Pit Bull" comes from the fact that these dogs were often placed in pits with rats to see how many they ... or ...

Knowing basic facts about her ecology and ... Undersea superhighways Other animals take things a step further than the blind mole rat, using the magnetic field like we do the Global Positioning ...

The numbers of genetically modified animals used in UK labs continues to rise. Home Office statistics for 2002 show GM mice and rats were involved in 710,000 experiments, representing an 11% ...

How did those little creatures transform into not only the hippo and the mole rat but also today's vast ... bones that let us hear better than other animals. We have complex teeth that let us ...

Yes, this is a real concern! Rodents have made their way onto two recent flights. Here's what to do—and not do.

There are other effective ways to manage a rodent infestation that don’t involve using toxic rat poisons that harm other animals. Among these are exclusion ... To learn myths and facts about the ...

That nest boxes are beneficial and that rodents will use them are long-established facts 21 ... in rotation, rats and mice find an exploratory interest in the item added. The animal should ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— The California Senate today approved tighter restrictions on the use and sale of toxic rat poison, which frequently poison owls, foxes, pumas and many other wildlife. The ...

she was blocked from the job of clinical trials coordinator because she was “an animal-rights activist”. Dr Cheng claims that more recently, a commentary on issues with using mice and rats for human ...